Influence of physical exercise and food restriction on the biomechanical properties of the femur of ageing male rats

Gerontology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-39

  Thomsen, Jesper Skovhus ^a   Skalicky, Monika ^b   Viidik, Andrus ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c SMZ Sophienspital   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanics, ageing male rat femur; Bone tissue; Food restriction; Physical exercise; Rat femur

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; BONE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FEMUR; MALE; METAPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUNNING; SITTING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COLLAGEN; FEMUR; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 43249095402     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113502     Document Type: Article

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